Persea meyeniana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Persea
Subgenus: P. subg. Eriodaphne

Species: Persea meyeniana
Name

Persea meyeniana Nees
References

Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Berlin 8:5. 1833
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Persea meyeniana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Persea meyeniana is a species of evergreen tree belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae.[1] It belongs to the evergreen trees genus Persea of about 150 species.
Overview

This species is found in some forests of central Chile that face threats of destruction or deforestation; for example, P. meyeniana, occurs on Cerro La Campana, where historic and ongoing deforestation has reduced the habitat of the endangered Chilean wine palm[2] and the forest system as a whole.
References

André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans. 1993. Mutisiopersea Kostermans, a new genus in Lauraceae. Rheedea 3: 132–135.
C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg

Line notes

André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans. 1993
C. Michael Hogan. 2008